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Platyostoma plebeium

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyostoma plebia was named by Hall (1876). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was corrected as Platyostoma plebeium by Hall (1879) and Hall (1881); it was misspelled as Platyostoma plebium by Frest et al. (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Platyostoma plebia Hall figs. pl. 28 f. 14-15
1879Platyostoma plebeium Hall p. 175 figs. pl. 28 f. 14-15
1881Platyostoma plebeium Hall p. 319 figs. pl. 29 f. 14-15
1999Platyostoma plebium Frest et al. p. 725

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPlatyostoma
speciesplebeium()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Platyostoma plebeium Hall 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Wenlock or 433.40000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Indiana) Platyostoma plebium (26789)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (Tennessee) Platyostoma plebium (26802)